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CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE TO HONOR NEW WBC CHAMPION VERGIL ORTIZ JR. DURING GRAND FIESTAS PATRIAS ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14
PhilBoxing.com Tue, 10 Sep 2024
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS (Sept. 10, 2024) – The newly crowned WBC Interim Super Welterweight World Champion and knockout monster, Vergil Ortiz Jr. (22-0, 21 KOs), will be honored by his hometown of Grand Prairie, Texas during their Grand Fiestas Patrias on Saturday, September 14.
Ortiz Jr. will be celebrated during a special parade and will be joined by the local youth boxing club. The cultural event is organized by the Hispanic Heritage Ambassadors DFW, co-chaired by the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Grand Prairie and co-sponsored by the City of Grand Prairie. In partnership with the North Texas Ford Dealers, Vergil Ortiz Jr. will be seen in the Ford Mustang followed by Grand Prairie’s own aspiring boxing youth in a lineup of America’s best-selling truck for 47 years and the best-selling truck in Texas, Ford F-Series.
Media is invited to join the festivities.
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 14 2024
7:00 a.m. CT - Parade Participants begin to line up
9:00 a.m. CT - Parade Begins
WHERE:
Grand Prairie City Hall
300 W Main St, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
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